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- | ====== Conducting a Search | + | ===== Selecting Databases for Your Search ===== |
- | //“A comprehensive | + | Selecting several databases ensures that your search |
- | ===== Selecting Databases ===== | + | * [[https:// |
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- | Selecting several databases ensures that your search is comprehensive. A well-cited guide on how to conduct a systematic review in medical research suggests, at a minimum, a combination of Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Cochrane and Scopus are also common databases for biomedical systematic reviews. | + | |
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* Psychology databases | * Psychology databases | ||
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* Consider consulting with a librarian for further help with your search. | * Consider consulting with a librarian for further help with your search. | ||
- | ===== Creating Search Terms ===== | + | ---- |
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- | Tips for building effective search terms can be found [[: | + | |
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- | ^PICO Element^Search Term Examples| | + | |
- | |Population|Disease, | + | |
- | |Intervention|Device class or name, drug class or name, surgical or medical| | + | |
- | |Control|Comparator interventions, | + | |
- | |Outcome< | + | |
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- | Other search terms to consider include restrictions on publication date and language. | + | |
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- | __**Boolean operators**__ | + | |
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- | * **__AND__** | + | |
- | * **__OR__** | + | |
- | * **__NOT__** | + | |
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- | As you review your search results, take note of additional terminology and abbreviations used in these studies that could be included in the search terms to ensure relevant studies aren’t missed. | + | |
==== Searching Grey Literature ==== | ==== Searching Grey Literature ==== | ||
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===== Collecting Metadata ===== | ===== Collecting Metadata ===== | ||
- | Metadata collected should include identifying information, | + | To prepare |
+ | Metadata collected should include identifying information, | ||
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===== References ===== | ===== References ===== | ||
- Muka T, Glisic M, Milic J, et al. A 24-step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research. CKGE_TMP_i Eur J Epidemiol CKGE_TMP_i . 2020; | - Muka T, Glisic M, Milic J, et al. A 24-step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research. CKGE_TMP_i Eur J Epidemiol CKGE_TMP_i . 2020; | ||
- | - APA PsycNet Overview. American Psychological Association. Accessed October 26, 2021. [[https:// | ||
- | - PubMed Overview. National Library of Medicine. Accessed October 26, 2021. [[https:// | ||
- | - Scopus: Access and use Support Center. Scopus. Updated July 29, 2021. Accessed October 26, 2021. [[https:// | ||
- | - Database Search Tips: Boolean operators. MIT Libraries. Accessed October 28, 2021.[[https:// | ||
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